Narrative:

In 5/89 after a long and traumatic day of negotiating the sale of my practice, my FBO called saying he could put my floats on if I could get the plane there by XA30 pm. I knew I was tired but since it was only a 5 mi hop from mri to anc, and lake hood, I felt it was safe. I called mri ground and told them I was transitioning from mri to anc. In the past they have always gotten my clearance for me. This time they told me I was cleared for a departure from the crosswind leg after takeoff on 24. After takeoff I was approved for a frequency change. I immediately switched to 118.3, the lower frequency at anc. There was interference on my radio and I heard no reply. I called repeatedly and finally got an answer when I was near the ball field. The controller started to question me on why I hadn't called approach control and had begun a lecture when my engine quit. I saw lake hood strip to my left with no aircraft on it nor any I could see on approach. I interrupted the controller to tell him my engine quit and I was going into the strip. Since I wanted to concentrate on the landing, I asked him to call lake hood for me. I accomplished the landing west/O difficulty and once on the strip and undistracted by radio talk, I simply turned the fuel switch to the other tank and taxied to have the floats put on.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA FUEL EXHAUSTION ON SHORT FRY FLT. LANDED AT DESTINATION, CHANGED TANKS AND TAXIED TO FBO.

Narrative: IN 5/89 AFTER A LONG AND TRAUMATIC DAY OF NEGOTIATING THE SALE OF MY PRACTICE, MY FBO CALLED SAYING HE COULD PUT MY FLOATS ON IF I COULD GET THE PLANE THERE BY XA30 PM. I KNEW I WAS TIRED BUT SINCE IT WAS ONLY A 5 MI HOP FROM MRI TO ANC, AND LAKE HOOD, I FELT IT WAS SAFE. I CALLED MRI GND AND TOLD THEM I WAS TRANSITIONING FROM MRI TO ANC. IN THE PAST THEY HAVE ALWAYS GOTTEN MY CLRNC FOR ME. THIS TIME THEY TOLD ME I WAS CLRED FOR A DEP FROM THE XWIND LEG AFTER TKOF ON 24. AFTER TKOF I WAS APPROVED FOR A FREQ CHANGE. I IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED TO 118.3, THE LOWER FREQ AT ANC. THERE WAS INTERFERENCE ON MY RADIO AND I HEARD NO REPLY. I CALLED REPEATEDLY AND FINALLY GOT AN ANSWER WHEN I WAS NEAR THE BALL FIELD. THE CTLR STARTED TO QUESTION ME ON WHY I HADN'T CALLED APCH CTL AND HAD BEGUN A LECTURE WHEN MY ENG QUIT. I SAW LAKE HOOD STRIP TO MY LEFT WITH NO ACFT ON IT NOR ANY I COULD SEE ON APCH. I INTERRUPTED THE CTLR TO TELL HIM MY ENG QUIT AND I WAS GOING INTO THE STRIP. SINCE I WANTED TO CONCENTRATE ON THE LNDG, I ASKED HIM TO CALL LAKE HOOD FOR ME. I ACCOMPLISHED THE LNDG W/O DIFFICULTY AND ONCE ON THE STRIP AND UNDISTRACTED BY RADIO TALK, I SIMPLY TURNED THE FUEL SWITCH TO THE OTHER TANK AND TAXIED TO HAVE THE FLOATS PUT ON.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.